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- [po-steer-ee-er, poh-]
- /pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-/
- /pɒsˈtɪə.ri.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [po-steer-ee-er, poh-]
- /pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-/
Definitions of posterior word
- adjective posterior situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior). 1
- adjective posterior coming after in order, as in a series. 1
- adjective posterior coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes followed by to). 1
- adjective posterior Anatomy, Zoology. (in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body. (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds. 1
- adjective posterior Botany. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower. 1
- noun posterior the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks. 1
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Origin of posterior
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, derivative of post after
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Posterior
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
posterior popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
posterior usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for posterior
adj posterior
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- after a while — some time later
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- by and by — presently or eventually
noun posterior
- back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
- backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
adjective posterior
- backmost — furthest back
- caudal — of or towards the posterior part of the body
- ensuing — Present participle of ensue.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- nether — lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
Antonyms for posterior
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